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Although the monarchy was not yet completely elective, but hereditary in the house of Jagellon, the election of every king had to be sanctioned by the nobles.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park

Hedvige, Queen of Poland, marries Duke of Jagellon, of Lithuania, uniting the states and establishing the Jagellon dynasty; as sovereign of Poland he is styled Ladislaus II.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

During the reigns of the later sovereigns of the Jagellon dynasty, Sigismund I. and II., and that of their predecessor, John Sobieski, the principles of these seminaries might be considered sound.

From Thaddeus of Warsaw by Porter, Jane

At this time the Russian language was adopted and with it the Greek Church, although Jagellon was still a pagan.

From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van

When Sigismund�II., the last male heir of the house of Jagellon, died, in 1572, the nobles were sufficiently powerful to make the The Crown of Poland Made Elective. crown elective.

From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John